Browse Forums Flooring & Floor Covering 1 Jun 23, 2015 9:59 pm Hi everyone We have a pretty nasty flooring situation where the previous owners laid alternating sections of parquetry and ceramic tiles through living areas. It was an odd decision and looks a bit strange. The whole area is pretty dated, particularly the parquetry. We had planned to put down engineered oak here but now our fear is that the ceramic tiles will look awful - even worse than now and it will be wasted money. we got quotes to have it all ripped up and tiles put down. It will be around $20k, which we can't afford for some time So we have looked into vinyl planks. Karndean. I was surprised that they looked realistic, but I just don't know if I can get past the "vinyl" tag. For a bit more than the timber we could do all the living areas. My partner thinks it is the perfect solution. I'm terrified about it and worried about if it will affect our resale when we sell in a few years. We have to do something now about the timber at least but I'm going round and round in circles trying to decide the right thing. For me it's to rip the tiles AND wood floors up and do it properly, which my husband also wants to do but we don't have the funds for. What's your view on vinyl planks? Would you buy a house with them in it? Based on the above would you put down vinyl everywhere or try to madly save money to rip everything out and start again with tiles everywhere? Or would you just rip up the timber and put down engineered and live with the old tiles? Re: Vinyl planks Vs engineered timber Vs tiles 2Jun 24, 2015 8:11 am We are going with vinyl planks. DIY system from Gerflor. Tough as nails vinyl plank and dearer than engineered planks. No sealing, no scratches. It is a commercial product. No underlay. It clicks together and no edge quad required either. Only disadvantage is it reduces the thermal mas ability of concrete slab being able to be heated with radiant heat as in Winter sun as far as I can gather. Re: Vinyl planks Vs engineered timber Vs tiles 3Jun 29, 2015 9:58 pm We've just put down some vinyl in a play room. Easy to do, looks the part, hard wearing etc. it doesn't quite have the feel of real wood, but we were more interested in the hard wearing side of things. I don't think we'd do the whole house with it though. As far as buying a house with it, for me decor is not a deal breaker as I'm likely to restyle to suit us anyway. Some would be turned off by vinyl, but others would be turned off by timber. Tiles are cold and hard. Cold is good in summer, but not winter. Hard is not good as anything that is dropped smashes into a million bits, timber and vinyl have a bit of give and are a bit easier on the feet too. Re: Vinyl planks Vs engineered timber Vs tiles 4Jul 02, 2015 10:34 am Get engineer flooring, it feels so much nicer than the vinyl stuff Re: Vinyl planks Vs engineered timber Vs tiles 5Jul 02, 2015 12:23 pm wood bang Get engineer flooring, it feels so much nicer than the vinyl stuff I am sure there will be people looking for a more durable floor than engineer, especially with kids. Also some vinyl flooring 100% waterproof and one plank at a time replaceable. Engineer flooring may be able to be sanded and recoated about once if you are lucky. Tiles are hard wearing and retain slab thermal mass. That is a good thing in winter if you have good house orientation for winter sun solar gain. Tiles are cold in winter if no thermal gain obtained. So all there have pros and cons. Engineer flooring looks good when in good condition, not so good where wear or scratching damage is visible. So I guess it depends on what people want from their flooring. Re: Vinyl planks Vs engineered timber Vs tiles 6Jul 03, 2015 11:59 am goody59 wood bang Get engineer flooring, it feels so much nicer than the vinyl stuff I am sure there will be people looking for a more durable floor than engineer, especially with kids. Also some vinyl flooring 100% waterproof and one plank at a time replaceable. Engineer flooring may be able to be sanded and recoated about once if you are lucky. Tiles are hard wearing and retain slab thermal mass. That is a good thing in winter if you have good house orientation for winter sun solar gain. Tiles are cold in winter if no thermal gain obtained. So all there have pros and cons. Engineer flooring looks good when in good condition, not so good where wear or scratching damage is visible. So I guess it depends on what people want from their flooring. I'm never keen on vinyl floor, we always had engineer floor, it stands up just fine to 2 dogs and 2 kids. Dog also makes mistakes and pee on the floor sometimes, and it's still fine after many years. Re: Vinyl planks Vs engineered timber Vs tiles 7Jul 03, 2015 12:47 pm goody59 wood bang Get engineer flooring, it feels so much nicer than the vinyl stuff I am sure there will be people looking for a more durable floor than engineer, especially with kids. Also some vinyl flooring 100% waterproof and one plank at a time replaceable. Engineer flooring may be able to be sanded and recoated about once if you are lucky. Tiles are hard wearing and retain slab thermal mass. That is a good thing in winter if you have good house orientation for winter sun solar gain. Tiles are cold in winter if no thermal gain obtained. So all there have pros and cons. Engineer flooring looks good when in good condition, not so good where wear or scratching damage is visible. So I guess it depends on what people want from their flooring. Get solid timber floors and it will last a lifetime. Re: Vinyl planks Vs engineered timber Vs tiles 9Jul 21, 2015 10:06 am Thanks everyone. We are now ripping up everything and putting down tiles. The vinyl floors over the top of the existing tiles would have made the ceilings under legal height - so a bit of a risk. The engineered timber we love, but there would be a slight height difference between the timber and tiles so they would need to be transition strips around the kitchen area (a BIG space) and the lounge. It would effectively put a big metal box around the areas and would look really average. So tiles it is. Looking into under floor heating now, although I suspect it might be out of budget not a deal breaker as we live on the GC and winters are pretty mild anyway. Hi l plan to install a self adhesive vinyl plank floor. l first need to attach masonite boards underlay to by plywood subfloor of my house. What size nails and how many… 0 8359 Engineering timber is certainly a less fuss option, times cheaper to supply and install and better withstands humidity. 1 15887 Thanks Simon, I guess I'm no concerned with the volume of the noise rather that dead and hollow sound and feel that is associated with floating floors. But I'm not sure… 3 6115 |